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Our Lady of Hope Parish
OUR LADY OF HOPE and ST. BRIGID SCHOOL
A Jesuit Ministry
May 30 / May 31, 2020
Pentecost Sunday www.ladyofhopemaine.org
NOTICE - Please watch our website for most recently updated information (www.ladyofhopemaine.org).
There is about a week "lag time" from when the bulletin is completed and when you see it. We expect to be moving to the ability to have more of our office staff on site, but we still need to limit in-person contact as much as possible to protect everyone concerned. Please conduct your parish business as much as possible via phone or email. (Mass cards and scheduling Mass can be done via phone or email). Thanks for your faithful continuing of church support through your envelopes, WeShare and offerings dropped at the mail slot at the Parish Office. You have kept us going financially!
We are now making a "second round" of calls to parish members. We want to follow up on the check-in we did back some weeks now and also give you some updated information on what is happening at this point. If you are not at home, the caller will try to leave a message if that is possible. Please call us 797-7026.
"Bottle bags" thanks to a great suggestion made by a parishioner, the green "bottle bags" are now available at St. Pius X Church along with printed copies of the bulletin. Thanks for your support with the CLINK bags and returnables.
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Pastoral Staff Finance Council Rev. Paul Sullivan, S.J.- Pastor Bill Green, Charlie Noyes, Barbara Willey,
Rev. John d ’Anjou, S.J.- Parochial Vicar Ann Campbell, Dick Pratt, Tim Gibson Rev. Vincent Curtin, S.J. Senior Priest
Rev. Mr. John McAuliffe, Deacon Pastoral Council Bill Slavick, Mary Ellen White, Kathy Eliscu
Parish Musicians Estelle Lavoie, John Mullen, Elizabeth Tarasevich Lori Arsenault Nancy Curran Michael Luna , Dermot Bostock
Tom Luna Joan Dube [email protected]
Office Staff Sacrament of Baptism Mary Cafazzo Parish Business Administrator Please call the Pastoral Office at 207-797-7026 to register
for pre-baptism class. Linda McCormack Parish Administrative Assistant Jean Ingalls Office Assistant
Melodye Deberadinis School Bookkeeper Sacrament of Marriage Andrew Litcher IT and Maintenance Couples should contact the Pastoral Office at least six
months in advance. Christopher Landry Maintenance
Faith Formation Sacrament of Reconciliation
[email protected] Saturday - St. Joseph Church 2:30 to 3:00 PM Sandra Litcher-Director of Religious Education Saturday - St. Pius X Church 3:30 to 4:00 PM
Saturday - St. Peter Church 2:30 to 3:30 PM
R.C.I.A. Or By Appointment Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Coordinator
Deacon John and Gil Doughty Weekend Masses
Daily Masses Saturday - St. Joseph 4:00 PM St. Pius X - 4:30 PM
Monday - Friday St. Pius X 9:00 AM Sunday - St. Pius X 7:00 & 9:00 AM
Saturday - St. Pius X 8:00 AM Sunday - St. Joseph 8:00 & 10:00 AM 5:00 PM Additional Weekly Masses with our Jesuit Community:
St. Brigid School - 8:00 AM - Monday (School Days) Cheverus HS -7:15 AM Monday thru Friday (School Days)
Pastoral Office, 673 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04103-2540 207-797-7026 email:
[email protected] Hours: Monday - Thursday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The office is closed on Fridays except by appointment (including phone calls).
Phone messages left at any time are returned as soon as possible on the next regular work day.
Mass Attendance - online schedule
Mass is available online at our parish website (www.ladyofhopemaine.org) . The schedule is as follows: Monday-Friday 9:00 AM and 7:00 PM, Saturday 8:00 AM, Weekend: Saturday 4:30 PM, Sunday 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Online attendance doesn't enable us to receive Communion, but does join us to the Word and to our communi-ty of faith. The following Act of Spiritual Communion was often used in the past when it was not customary for people attend-ing Mass to receive Communion very frequently.
Act of Spiritual Communion
"My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love you above all things and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot at this mo-ment receive you sacramentally, come spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be sepa-rated from you. Amen" (St. Alphonsus)
We thank you for attending in this way. Note that during this time the Monday 9:00 AM Mass will usually also be our weekly St. Brigid School Mass.
Catholic Appeal
Many of us have received a mailing announcing the 2020 Catholic Appeal. As you know this Appeal funds many important services of the church in Maine such as Catholic Charities, as well as the oper-ations of the diocese itself. Our school receives ben-efit from the Appeal. You can designate your gift to go to a particular agency, such as Catholic Charities - Immigrant and Migrant work, for instance.
We have probably all received many requests for funding these days and some of us are facing finan-cial loss ourselves. If you are able to make a charita-ble gift, please do consider the Catholic Appeal. We thank the 119 donors from OLH for your gift or pledge this year. Thanks.
2020 Catholic Appeal Video! https://youtu.be/cuk6LEL225Q
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SATURDAY: May 30, 2020 ( Livestream ) 8:00 AM - St. Pius X Priest Intention (Fr. Bob L.)
Pentecost Sunday 4:30 PM - St. Pius X Guy Ciccarelli Jr. requested by Michael & Liz Walsh
( Livestream ) (Fr. Vince)
SUNDAY: May 31, 2020 - Pentecost Sunday 7:00 AM - St. Pius X Priest Intention ( Livestream ) (Fr. Jack)
9:00 AM - St. Pius X Jack Keeley by Family ( Livestream ) (Fr Bob L) 5:00 PM - St. Pius X For The People of the Parish ( Livestream ) (Fr. Paul)
MONDAY: June 01, 2020 ( Livestream ) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Margaret Doyle by Ruthie & Bill Green (Fr. Paul) 7:00 PM - St. Pius X Living Intentions for Darryl & Mary Nauroth
by Angie & Families (Fr. Jack)
TUESDAY: June 02, 2020 ( Livestream ) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Eugene D. Banks by the Banks Family (Fr. Vince) 7:00 PM - St. Pius X Mr. & Mrs. Paul Vaughan, Sr. by the Family (Fr. Vince)
WEDNESDAY: June 03, 2020 ( Livestream ) 9:00 AM - St Pius X Donald Farr by His Wife (Fr. Bob L) 7:00 PM - St. Pius X Priest Intention (Fr. Paul)
THURSDAY: June 04, 2020 ( Livestream ) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Margaret Doyle by the Women's Fellowship (Fr. Jack) 7:00 PM - St. Pius X Priest Intention (Fr. Paul)
FRIDAY: June 05, 2020 ( Livestream ) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X Domenic Bernabei by the K.C Council 11257 (Fr. Vince) 7:00 PM - St. Pius X Edna Dubois by Phyllis F. Morin (Fr. Jack)
SATURDAY: June 06, 2020 ( Livestream ) 8:00 AM - St. Pius X Priest Intention (Fr. Bob L)
The Most Holy Trinity 4:30 PM - St. Pius X For The People of the Parish ( Livestream ) (Fr. Bob L)
SUNDAY: June 07, 2020 - The Most Holy Trinity 7:00 AM - St. Pius X Deceased Members of Julie & Rosaire Dostie's Family
( Livestream ) (Fr. Paul) 9:00 AM - St. Pius X For all Victims of COVID 19 & All victims of MS & ALS
by Joy ( Livestream ) (Fr Jack) 5:00 PM - St. Pius X Living Intentions for Fr. Tom Murphy
( Livestream ) (Fr. Vince)
The Sanctuary Candle burns this week at
St. Joseph Church
St. Pius X Church
05/31/2020 to 06/06/2020
A prayer for our journey as a parish
"God of the journey, as we travel on alert us to the things that matter and open our eyes to every sign of your presence. Give us a sense of direction, or at least a sense of purpose, a sense of wonder, a sense that, in everything, You are walking with us step by step, gently leading us to the heart of things."
Printed Church Bulletins
The bulletin is available on our website. How-ever copies of the printed bulletin are availa-ble at the doorway at St. Pius X Church. There is a sheltered space there. New bulletins will be put out on Fridays.
Observances for the Week of May 31, 2020 31 Sunday Pentecost Sunday 01 Monday The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
02 Tuesday Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs
03 Wednesday Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs
04 Thursday Weekday 05 Friday Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr 06 Saturday [Saint Norbert, Bishop; BVM 07 Sunday The Most Holy Trinity
Scripture for the week of May 31, 2020 31 Sunday Acts 2:1-11/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13/Jn 20:19-
23 (63) 01 Monday Acts 1:12-14/Jn 19:25-34 02 Tuesday 2 Pt 3:12-15a, 17-18/Mk 12:13-17 03 Wednesday 2 Tm 1:1-3, 6-12/Mk 12:18-27 04 Thursday 2 Tm 2:8-15/Mk 12:28-34 05 Friday 2 Tm 3:10-17/Mk 12:35-37 06 Saturday 2 Tm 4:1-8/Mk 12:38-44 07 Sunday Ex 34:4b-6, 8-9/2 Cor 13:11-13/Jn 3:16-18
Mass Intentions The Parish Office is open by phone and email and can make arrangements for Mass Intentions this way. At this point we are scheduling intentions for the livestream Masses only - these are the only Masses being celebrated in the parish at this time. If you wish to schedule an Intention for any other Mass, that intention will be put on a "wait" list until we know when our regular schedule can resume and what that schedule be. Thanks for your understanding.
Our parish celebration of Confirmation and First Eucharist has been rescheduled to Sunday Nov. 8th at the 9:00 AM Mass.
We are hoping by then that larger numbers of us will be able to gather. As with all planning at the moment there is
the possibility that further changes or conditions will be needed. If this
becomes the case, we will pass on that information as soon as possible.
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Children’s Liturgy of the Word Our Children's Liturgy of the Word is suspended until further notice and additional updates on our ability to gather together. Thank you to the families who have supported this ministry.
Rosary Devotion Monday through Thursday
following 9:00 AM Mass St. Pius X Church
Adorations Fridays 9:30 AM to 12 Noon St. Pius X Church
Faith Formation - Currently Our Lady of Hope Faith Formation class have been suspended until further notice, providing there are no new updates with the current Virus.
Educational Success at St. Brigid School
Each of the Catholic schools in Maine recently surveyed their school families about how the "distance and online learning experience" is going. The Catholic schools overall have been having 97 or 98% of their pupils attending and participating in the online activities daily, a remarkable record.
A sample of the responses for St. Brigid School:
94% of families judge that they are doing pretty well, having some fun, doing our best and generally succeeding 71% of our students are regularly or sometimes viewing the School livestream Mass from St. Pius X at 9:00 AM on Mondays (all are welcome online to join us!) 89% say their child's teacher's support is "awesome"(42%), helpful and useful (27%) and clearly doing the best they can (21%) 85% note a great connection from the school and administration 78% say teachers respond quickly to questions 64% of students rate their ZOOM experience as "great" 25% would like more 86% of families feel teachers and administration is effectively communicating lessons and announcements.
Teachers and administration are meeting regularly to monitor student progress and ways to make the experience even better. Congratulations St. Brigid School community.
Beatification of Fr. Sebastian Rale, S.J.
“Eternal Father, grant that Sebastian Rale, martyr of the faith among the Abenakis of Maine, will be raised to the altar of the blessed. Through his intercession, we pray that your divine favor will be manifest among us so that we may return praise to Your eter-nal glory. We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ Your Son, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, One God, world without end. Amen”
Estate Planning
The Knights of Columbus will be hosting an entertaining Fraternal Benefits Presentation and Estate Planning Discussion on Thursday, June 4th at 6:30 PM. We will be presenting online to men, their wives and their families who are interested in planning for their family’s financial fu-ture and learning more about the benefits of becom-ing a Knight of Columbus. Please mark your calendar and prepare to join us! You need to RSVP in order to attend. RSVP to [email protected]
St. Brigid School Job Opening - Are you looking to work in early childhood in an amazing community? If you enjoy the wonders of working with 3-year-old children, we would love to meet you! St. Brigid School is seeking a lead teacher to im-plement our academic, center, and play-based program. We are a licensed facility. Candidates who are certified in Early Childhood Education are preferred. This is a full-time position, Monday through Friday, 7:30 am -3:00 pm. Competitive hourly wage and the following benefits: health insurance, life insurance, paid vacation, sick and personal days, and de-pendent tuition discount. To apply, send a cover letter, resume, and three references to William Burke, Principal, St. Brigid School, 695 Stevens Avenue, Portland, ME 04013 or [email protected] Application materials will be accepted until a qualified candidate is hired.
Pentecost Blessing Sunday May 31st
Pentecost is our celebration of the gift of God's Spirit, the gift that makes the church possible. This Pentecost Sunday we are not able to gather and celebrate together but we are having a "Drive - Through" blessing. Sunday afternoon, May 31st 1-2 PM at the park-ing lot at St. Joseph Church - St. Brigid School. We will follow the "St. Brigid drive-through" pattern. Enter the parking lot from Elmwood Street, drive through as directed and exit on to Stevens Ave. Wear red if you can - the color of the Spirit.
Jesuit Rap Response to Covid-19
A video link: https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/jesuit-rap-response-to-covid-19/
“The events throughout the world have led us to reflect on how none of us can know what the days or months will
bring, but we all have a responsibility for how we respond.” Lynda Wright
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Weekly Offertory Report Your Gifts of Stewardship
May 16 / May 17, 2020
First Collection - $ 6,687.00 - envelopes - 85 Second Collection Parish - $ 780.00 - envelopes - 52
Second Collection Diocese - $ 1.00 - envelopes - 1 Weshare: (1st Collection) - $ 2,279.60 Transactions - 83 Weshare: (2nd Collection) - $ 177.84 - Transactions - 10
TOTAL Parish First Offertory was $ 8,966.60 (In order to meet our budget for this year, our First collection needs to average $13,500.00 per week.)
Thank you for your generosity—God Bless
Finance and Administration
March Parish Poor Box Collection $ 253.82
Project Feed Poor Box for _____ -
Coming 2nd Collections
05-30/31-2020 — Fuel and Energy Fund 05-06/07-2020 — Seminarians and Ecclesiastical Students 06-13/14-2020 — Maintenance Fund 06-20/21-2020 — Catholic Communications
If you have any questions regarding your envelopes, please contact Linda at 207-797-7026
Thank you for your continued support and generous donations.
Our Lady of Hope Sebastian Rasle, SJ Prayer Circle June 2020 Prayer Intentions
We now start the third year of urging parishioners and friends to pray for our parish and other world needs and for one another through these prayer intentions and the idea of a Parish Prayer Circle. I hope that these intentions and the commitment to pray have been a source of grace and bless-ing to you and to our parish, school, and world. 1. For the spiritual health, vitality, and financial support of Our Lady of Hope Parish and St. Brigid School.
2. Pope Francis' Prayer Intention for June (the month of the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) The Way of the Heart. We pray that all those who suffer may find their way in life, allowing themselves to be touched by the Heart of Jesus. 3. We pray for wisdom, patience and prudence as we continue to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. We pray that partisan advantage be set aside and the common good be our goal, that our voices be moderate and our hearts willing to listen and consider rather than judge too quickly or too harshly. We pray for those who are suffering the most in this prolonged struggle be foremost in our hearts and minds and decisions.
A Note of the Sacrament of Reconciliation From the Office of the Bishop - It is the consistent teaching and prac-tice of the Church (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church, par-agraph no. 1452), that when it is impossible to receive sacra-mental absolution, a penitent should offer a perfect act of contrition (that is, for the love of God above all else). Please remind your parishioners (perhaps as part of a livestreamed Mass or a post to your website) that “such contrition remits venial sins; it also obtains forgiveness of mortal sins if it in-cludes the firm resolution to have recourse to sacramental confession as soon as possible” (cf. Council of Trent, 1551).
What Comes Next ????
July 14 Maine Primary Election: It is possible to apply for absentee ballots for the July 14 Maine Primary Election. You can do that online at www.maine.gov
We continue with our schedule of livestreamed Masses. Please let your friends and neighbors know these are happening. We've found people in the parish who have internet but did not know about the Masses on our website. Printed copies of the bulletin are available at St. Pius X. New copies are put out on Fridays.
We will soon be in touch with everyone again. We are making a second round of calls and emails to everyone. The email subject line will read will read "from Our Lady of Hope Parish" so you will know it is us. For those without an email ad-dress, we will be making phone calls. I know sometimes people don’t answer for numbers you don’t recognize. If you don’t answer, we will leave a message - and if need be you can call us back. We do very much want to be in touch with everyone.
And thanks for all you are doing: joining us online for Mass, keeping up your church support, reaching out to neighbors and family in need, praying for one another. This is clearly a challenge for all of us and will probably result in some changes in how we do things for the future. Together we can make it through. As Queen Elizabeth famously ended her Easter mes-sage "we'll meet again."
Special Prayers - During this time most funerals are being post-poned until it is safe to gather. Names have been placed on the altar at St. Pius X along with other prayer requests given us by par-ish members. If you have requests for the names of others who have died recently, please send them to the Parish Office. On May 17th we celebrated the Baptism of Olivia Brooke DeCosta, daughter of Curtis and Rebecca (Neuts) DeCosta and, now, a 3rd generation parishioner. Congratulations
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Your faces....
We're looking for your faces for our parish website newly activated parish Facebook page. Send us your photos (none will be identified) at a parish event or working in your garden, baking bread, playing cards, etc. A parish is its people, not its buildings. We're looking for you! Thanks!!
Survey Study Seeking Volunteers Members of our parish have been invited to join in this study sponsored by the University of New England. I encourage that participation. Fr Paul SJ
In the past few weeks our lives have changed dramatically as the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread throughout the world. The Center of Excellence in Aging at University of New England is conducting a research study to explore the attitudes and behaviors of older adults in relation to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
We invite adults aged 55+ years to complete a 10-15 minute survey. Responses will be kept confidential.
Please call or email Dr. Regi Robnett ([email protected]: 207-221-4102) for more information. Thank you.
Or, register online at: https://redcap.une.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=9JRPPCHF3H. A survey link is sent 1-3 days after registration.
Live-Streamed Spanish Masses from Portland and Lewiston Now Available
On Sunday, May 17, and Sunday, May 31, Fr. Kevin Upham, parochial vicar of the Portland Peninsula & Island Parishes, will celebrate Mass in Spanish at 12:30 p.m. from the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. All are welcome to participate from home via livestream at www.facebook.com/PortlandCathedral or www.portlandiocese.org/online-Mass.
Fr. Michael Sevigny, OFM Cap., a Maine native who has re-turned to the state to serve in the Diocese of Portland’s Office of Hispanic Ministry, will celebrate Masses in Spanish via livestream each Saturday night at 5:30 p.m. from the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston. All are welcome to participate in the Masses which will be live-streamed on the Prince of Peace Parish Facebook page (www.facebook.com/PrinceOfPeaceME), website (https://princeofpeace.me), and YouTube channel.
If you or someone you know might benefit from the services of the Office of Hispanic Ministry, please contact Sister Patricia Pora, RSM, at (207) 615-2522 or Fr. Sevigny at (207) 777-1200.
A Salute to the St. Brigid Class of 2020
This Tuesday, June 2th, would have been your Promotion Mass. A celebration is being planned for Friday June 12. Details are available through the school. Know you are blessed and loved. You have worked hard. This parish and school are proud of you.
St. Brigid School is pleased to announce that the following students have successfully completed their 8th grade course of studies and are being promoted to 9th grade. These students come form nine towns and cities in southern Maine and will be attending Catholic and public schools in the Fall. It has been our great privilege to teach, love, and form each of these young people since they enrolled at our school. Join me in congratulating and celebrating these young people as they begin the next part of their faith journey and education. Sincerely, Mr. William Burke Principal
Margaret Andrews Patrick Hall Simon Mutunzi
Naborosa Benjamin Brian Irish Xavier Nadeau
Carolyn Bolduc Lily Johnson Ashley Nguyen
Sante Ciccomancini Jackson Kingsley Brendan Rogers
Owen Cook Taylor Krieger Evan Roy Dominic Cortez Liam Kruger Isaac Russell
Grant Dawson Lauren Gracie Kutz Lucas Soutuyo
Madeline Doherty Anna Le Logan Tranchemontagne
Ella Dubail Libby Merrill Kaitlin Vigue
Grace Gaudet Joe Mullen Adam Webster
Congratulations to Grads
In this bulletin we salute the Class of 2020 at St. Brigid School and Cheverus High School, our "Jesuit family" schools. May they find strength in the excellence of their academic preparation and the long line of the Jesuit edu-cational tradition - for with it, today, they join a nearly 500 year old network of local, national and global alumni who are their kindred companions.
We also salute all our young people who are now finishing courses of study at all area schools and colleges, as well as all adult learners who are now completing a program or a degree. You have all had to meet special challenges in your studies and lives this year. Congratulations and blessings.
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The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC), a national organization, is recruiting individuals over the age of 50 to serve the poor and grow in faith. Portland, Maine is the newest IVC region in the United States. In addition to service, volunteers meet once a month with a Spiritual Reflector and gather monthly with other IVC volunteers. Due to our world-wide pandemic, some of our Portland placements have paused their activities; however, once the situation im-proves, service opportunities will open again at Cheverus High School, Catholic Charities, the Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Partners for World Health, STRIVE, Portland Adult Educa-tion, St. Brigid's School in Portland and Holy Cross School in South Portland. Please give consid-eration to becoming an IVC service corps member. If you are interested in additional infor-
mation or an application, please contact Katherine Crosson, IVC – Portland Regional Director, at 207-808-8029. Check out the IVC Website at http//www.ivcusa.org to learn more about the organization and, specifically, about IVC Portland.
Pentecost Astonishment
A fundamental element of Pentecost is astonishment. Our God is a God of astonishment; this we know. No one expected anything more from the disciples: after Jesus’ death they were a small, insignificant group of defeated orphans of their Master. There occurred instead an unexpected event that astounded: the people were astonished because each of them heard the disciples speaking in their own tongues, telling of the great works of God (cf. Acts 2:6–7, 11). The Church born at Pentecost is an astounding community because, with the force of her arrival from God, a new message is proclaimed—the resurrection of Christ—with a new language, the universal one of love. A new proclamation: Christ lives, he is risen. A new language: the language of love. The disciples are adorned with power from above and speak with courage. Only minutes before, they all were cowardly, but now they speak with courage and candor, with the freedom of the Holy Spirit.
Thus the Church is called into being forever, capable of astounding while proclaiming to all that Jesus Christ has conquered death, that God’s arms are always open, that his patience is always there awaiting us in order to heal us, to forgive us. The risen Jesus bestowed his Spirit on the Church for this very mission.
Take note: if the Church is alive, she must always surprise. It is incumbent upon the living Church to astound. A Church that is unable to astound is a Church that is weak, sick, dying, and that needs admission to the intensive care unit as soon as possible!
—Excerpted from Walking with Jesus by Pope Francis
Four Things to Remember if Life Doesn’t Have You in Easter Season by Becky Eldredge
Our lives do not always align with the liturgical seasons. Pentecost is upon us, but life might have us in Lent. Perhaps we are living a Good Friday moment or we are still in the tomb, waiting in hope for our Easter moment to arrive. What can we do when our lives are not congruent with the Easter season we are celebrating?
Having lived “off-season” many times before, here are four things I find helpful.
1. Store up what the Easter/Pentecost season offers. This is a season of new life, and we hear many Gospel stories of hope of what comes after Lent, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. Let the words we hear fill us and strengthen us in our waiting.
2. Name what helps us wait in hope. Ignatian spirituality’s defining characteristic is finding God in all things. With that in mind, look for God’s presence and ask yourself: What relationships in your life help you wait in hope for your Easter mo-ment to arrive? What prayer tools support you in holding onto your relationship with God? What activities in your life in-crease your faith, hope, and love as you wait for a personal resurrection?
3. Remember the accompanying presence of God. The Easter season reminds us that we are not alone. Jesus’ Resurrec-tion assured for us the gift of companionship in our lives. No matter what we are living in our lives, we do not face it alone. God is with us, and we will never be abandoned. Pope Francis reminds us of this in Lumen Fidei: Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey. To those who suffer, God does not provide arguments which explain everything; rather, his response is that of an accompanying pres-ence, a history of goodness which touches every story of suffering and opens up a ray of light.
4. Trust that Easter will come. God’s gift of mercy assures us that new life will come. At some point our personal Lent will end, our Good Friday moments will pass, our waiting at the tomb will conclude, and we will experience the new life God births in our lives. Our lived season of Easter may come while our churches are celebrating Pentecost or Ordinary Time, and that’s OK. For now, though, if our lives do not align with this current season, we store up and collect the wisdom that is offered to us now as we wait for our Easter season to arrive.
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Moving toward re-opening Masses at OLH
Many, Catholic parishes are looking to re-open Masses starting in early June. The consensus view of the Parish Staff and members of the Parish Finance and Pastoral Councils here is that we will continue to plan for re-opening but not take that step right now. We are going to delay for the following reasons: • The guidance of the CDC is that early reopening could well be dangerous • A large percentage of you, our parish members, are over 65 and/or have underlying health issues; the direction is that people in these categories should not be attending. We know many of you want to, but offering Mass is not safe for all of us now. In early March we had calls/notes from adult children asking us to stop Masses because their elderly parents would attend, even if it is not safe. That reality has not changed yet. There are also practical difficulties in any re-opening now: • At best we could offer one Mass per weekend at each church in June. This would allow only about 90 people to attend (for both Masses) since the total permitted in the church (50) also includes everyone involved in the Mass. This would surely mean some of you would be turned away at the door. No one among the staff, Finance or Pastoral Councils wanted us to have to refuse any of you. • We would need to put in place some kind of “reservation system” requiring you to register in advance to attend Mass. This, too, poses problems and would likely exclude many of you. • We would have to “check in” everyone attending. You would need to wear masks or not be permitted inside. What to do if someone refuses and insists on entering? • After each use the church would need to be sanitized. We are now seeking to order the “fogger” disinfection machine that makes that process quicker and easier. These are now all on back-order. Until we have this piece of equipment, sanitizing the church would require a Team to do that after each Mass and would take 1-2 hours each time, perhaps more.
We recognize that this will be disappointing to some of you. We are continuing to work toward re-opening in a safe and welcoming way and will keep you updated as soon as there can be any changes. We are maintaining all our livestream Masses and know that many of you have appreciated this way to attend. If you are aware of a friend or neighbor without internet and you can safely share the livestream Mass with them, that would be great. We are also looking at other ways to reach out (ex. May 13 we had an outdoor May Crowning at St. Brigid School – that is now available on the School - https://www.facebook.com/stbrigidschoolportlandme and Parish - https://www.facebook.com/ourladyofhopemaine/ Facebook pages).
We have scheduled an outdoor drive-through blessing on Pentecost Sunday, May 31st, 1:00 - 2:00 PM in the parking lot between St. Joseph Church and St. Brigid School. See Page 5 for more information.
What more can we do? Please, let us know when we call you to check in, or you can send us a note by email or thorough our Facebook page ( https://www.facebook.com/ourladyofhopemaine/ ). ... Let us continue to pray for one another and for a cure to this virus, the only sure way to go forward in safety.
Pentecost
This weekend, the Church celebrates Pentecost, one of the most important feast days of the year that concludes the Easter season and celebrates the beginning of the Church. Pentecost always occurs 50 days after the death and resurrection of Jesus, and ten days after his ascension into heaven. Because Easter is a moveable feast without a fixed date, and Pentecost depends on the timing of Easter, Pentecost can fall anywhere between May 10 and June 13. The timing of these feasts is also where Catholics get the concept of the Novena - nine days of prayer - because in Acts 1, Mary and the Apostles prayed together “continuously” for nine days after the Ascension leading up to Pentecost. Traditionally, the Church prays the No-vena to the Holy Spirit in the days before Pentecost.
The name of the day itself is derived from the Greek word "pentecoste," meaning 50th. There is a parallel Jewish holiday, Shavu`ot, which falls 50 days after Passover. Shavu’ot is sometimes called the festival of weeks, referring to the seven weeks since Passover. Originally a harvest feast, Shavu`ot now commemorates the sealing of the Old Covenant on Mount Sinai, when the Lord revealed the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai. Every year, the Jewish people renew their acceptance of the gift of the Torah on this feast.
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Congratulations to the Cheverus High School Class of 2020 Joseph Allen Keegan Robert Haley* Mikiya Kotake Morin*** Joseph Saverio Baur* Alexandra Faith Hammond***+ William Sharp Mullen***+@ Samantha Lynne Belaire** Ethan Shiers Hammond* Estella Mutoni* Harrison Zenon YooJin Bell***+ Daniel Justin Kuhtmann Haskell***+ Daniella Martina Niedermeyer***+@ Miles Atticus Bergquist Quinton August Hastings***+ Timothy Aaron Patrick O’Brien Daniel Rye Bizimana Clay Daniel Hatch Olivia Ruth Pirone* Emily Elaine Broome** Maximilian Robert Hillgraf***@ David Michael Reilly* Gavin Edward Callahan* Benjamin Clarke Hoyt Keagan Tyler Rice** Chase Milton MacRae Cameron*** Anna Elizabeth Humphrey*** Collin Donald Rodrigue Heath John Carignan Ethan Akash Hunt***+ Nathan Edward Rogers* Haley Alexandra Caron** Emily Rose Huntington* Landon Wesley Roma Jack Joseph Chaput Cole Arthur Hussey* Lydia Rose Rue** Christopher Ross Cimino***+ Nathan Robert Jacobs***+ Julia Katherine Ryan***+ Mitchell Thomas Cloutier Lauren Michelle Jordan*** Matthew Patrick Sarapas** Avery Robert Conant William Robert Keith* Jacob Roger Sargent***+ Benjamin Thomas Corwin Macklin Connor Kelly Matthew Joseph Scanlon*** Sarah Mackenzie Cummings***+ Caitlin Alexandra Kennedy-Jensen***+ Michael Anthony Scannell* Sean Murphy Cunningham Alexi James King* Erin Kayleigh Schnupp Colin Patrick Doherty Luke Corrington Knowles**+ Grace Kathleen Shimansky* Griffin Haines Donovan* Poni Edward Lako Chloe Anna Spenlinhauer Elizabeth Catarina DuDevoir***+ Angeline Tuyetnhi Le* Sean Michael Sullivan Emma Rose Dyer Lindsey Ann LeFevre Maeve Elizabeth Swift***+ Emily Jordan Elowitch*** Emma Standish Levesque***+ Caroline Elizabeth Taylor***+ Grace Barbara Elwell***+ Jamison Mitchell Levine* Sean Matthew Tompkins Brendan David Fedrizzi*** Zimo Li Grace-Marie Theresa Tourville* Alice Elaine Fernandez* Erin Melinda Libby** Jack Riley Tracy***+ Aisling Megill Flaherty***+ Michael Alfred Fadell Luna***+ Ian MacLelland Trafford Meghan Elizabeth Flaherty@ William K Ly* Aidan Henry Treutel*** Nicholas Joseph Galeucia***+@ Joseph Barber Macaluso*** Margaret Rose Walsh Emma Victoria Gallant*** Jack Robert Martin Madeline Diane Williams***+ Nicholas Gilbert Galli***+ Kristina Matkevich*** Jackson Philip Wilson** Ethan Lee Goodman* Tyson Stanhope Matthews***+ Hannah Elizabeth Woodford* Liuming Guo Myles T. Moore**@ Jackson Price Woodleigh*
Valedictorian- Julia Katherine Ryan Salutatorian- Nicholas Joseph Galeucia ***Summa Cum Laude **Magna Cum Laude *Cum Laude +National Honor Society @STEM Student
A Commencement Benediction
(adapted from a blessing given at Xavier University in 2016 by Dr. Debra Mooney) )
Gracious and Loving God, we ask, now, for your almighty hand to be upon our graduates as they and their families cele-brate this grand milestone. May they find comfort from our community's continued embrace and support as they journey through life. Bless their lives from this day on with goodness and success. Enable them
- to stay true to their dreams for your greater glory,
- to discern what is right, good and just, and
- to use their gifts wisely and in service to others.
Empower them to walk into the future with faith, hope, and great love guided by your light so that they may use their tal-ents to, in the words of St. Ignatius Loyola, "Go forth and set the world on fire." Grace be to them, grace be to us all.
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